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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2025
College Raptor ranks the most affordable colleges by college major, based on the estimated net price at each institution that offers that major for a “typical” middle class family from a selected state.
The net price of a college is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.
The net price of a college is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.
"Typical" Middle Class Family
Used in the net price estimates shown below
Number in Family
4
Number In College
1
Total Income
$80,000
Total Assets
$50,000
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Reminder: All net prices shown by College Raptor are our estimates. Please contact the college financial aid office for actual net cost figures.
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Austin Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$10,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$4,900
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Williams College
|
$4,900
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,600
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,000
|
|
| 3 |
Antioch College
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,000
|
|
| 3 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austin Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
San Jacinto Community College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$10,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
San Jacinto Community College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$10,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$4,900
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$7,800
|
|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Williams College
|
$4,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Williams College
|
$4,900
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Trinity College
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austin Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,900
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,000
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Victoria (in-state)
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Midland College (in-state)
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
Midland College (in-state)
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,000
|
|
| 2 |
Lone Star College System (in-state, off-campus)
|
$11,400
|
|
| 3 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
|
$12,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Davis
|
$10,100
|
|
| 2 |
Kentucky State University
|
$10,600
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Kentucky University
|
$11,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Richmond
|
$11,100
|
|
| 3 |
Lone Star College System (in-state, off-campus)
|
$11,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Austin Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
|
$9,500
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Patrick Henry College
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,300
|
|
| 3 |
San Jacinto Community College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$10,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,300
|
|
| 2 |
Fayetteville State University
|
$10,600
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Kentucky University
|
$11,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$4,900
|
|
| 3 |
Trinity College
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$4,900
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Williams College
|
$4,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
|
$9,500
|
|
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Amherst College
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$4,900
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
College of Staten Island CUNY
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Williams College
|
$4,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austin Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$9,600
|
|
| 3 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$9,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,300
|
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